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Markel Group (MKL) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Please consider the following: Revenues in the first six months of 2018 were $3.6 Underwriting profits in the first six months of 2018 were $209 million. Recurring investment income for the first six months of 2018 was $213 million. The EBITDA of Markel Ventures in the first six months of 2018 was $82 million.

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Are Pension Funds Fiddling With Another CLO Time Bomb?

Pension Pulse

Pension plans and insurers have been piling into funds that invest in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations in recent months, according to several asset managers who spoke on the condition of anonymity. billion in assets, said the attraction of low default rates for leveraged loans, estimated at 1.5%-2%

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C3.ai (AI) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Our partner network continues to generate opportunities and open new deal flow. The application monitors several hundred critical plant assets such as vertical roller mills and ball mills to accurately predict potential problems well in advance of failure. which makes these data easily and quickly accessible to plant operators.

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CalPERS CIO Nicole Musicco on Bloomberg Wealth

Pension Pulse

on private debt, as private equity slipped 2.3%, real assets dropped 3.1% It has been leaning on alternative assets under Musicco, who was recruited from a Canadian pension fund last year, amid pressure to meet an annual return target of 6.8%. loss in private equity last fiscal year, CalPERS remains committed to the asset class.

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Walker & Dunlop (WD) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

That type of rate volatility makes it exceedingly difficult for buyers and sellers of commercial real estate to establish pricing, determine their cost of capital, and compute an IRR on the sale or acquisition of an asset. These deals remain in our portfolio, and we expect to dispose of the assets when market conditions become more favorable.

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Mark Wiseman on Why Politicians Should Leave Pension Funds Alone

Pension Pulse

Canadas largest public pension funds, commonly referred to as the Maple Eight, collectively manage approximately $2-trillion in assets, reflecting the winning formula of independent governance, scale, geographical diversification, and top-tier investment and managerial talent. One problem this money is not theirs.

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Highwoods Properties (HIW) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

We further improved our portfolio quality and balance sheet by selling 51 million of noncore assets. We demonstrated resiliency with our FFO results in the face of higher interest rates, and we posted solid cash flows. Cash flows remain healthy despite the significant headwind from higher interest rates.

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